Despite talk of an economic downturn, the global executive search industry’s outlook for the coming year remains positive. And in North America, search consultants cited positive expectations, with 58 percent predicting growth in 2008, according to a recent annual outlook survey released by the Association of Executive Search Consultants. In the association and nonprofit sectors, recruiters echo the sentiment of the national survey. “Trade associations and nonprofits will remain strong. We had a very strong year last year and the prospects this year seem to be equally strong,” predicts Charles Ingersoll, Jr., senior client partner in the Washington, D.C. office of… Read More